Sola A-6000/NS PLUS, Manual

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FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS FOR PLANTING
Sowing at normal depth:
from 2 to 4 cm
Thick stem, short rhizome and good re-
sistance to ice.
Multiple tillering of 3 to 6 tiles and
many leaves, between 6 and 10.
Big rooting, 5 cm in width and 10-12 cm
in depth.
More sprigs are obtained with fewer
grains per sowing square meter.
Deeper sowing:
between 5 and 6 cm
Thin stem, ice-exposed rhizome.
Late and poor tillering, 1 or 0 tiles and
few leaves, 3 or 4 approx.
Regular rooting, 3 cm in width and 5
cm in depth.
More grain per square meter is neces-
sary to obtain the same sprigs as in the
first case.
Too deep sowing:
from 8 to 10 cm
Very thin stem. Not tillering and one
leaf.
Grain reserves exhaust in a large rhi-
zome that the ice can easily cut.
Poor rooting, 1 cm in width and 3 cm
in depth.
The double amount of grain per square
meter is necessary to obtain the same
sprigs as in the first case.
ADVISABLE DEPTH IS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 CENTIMETRES. SOWING TOO DEEPLY IS A SERIOUS ERROR, SINCE
THE RHIZOME CANNOT REACH THE SURFACE AND THE PLANT DIES. NO MATTER IF SOME GRAINS ARE VISI-
BLE. THE HARROW COULTERS WILL EVENTUALLY COVER THEM.
IN VERY COLD PLACES, REPEATED FROSTBI-
TE CAN PRODUCE A BULKING EFFECT ON THE
GROUND'S MOST SUPERFICIAL LAYER WITH
THE RISK OF LOOSENING AT THE PLANT'S IN-
CIPIENT ROOTS, CAUSING THE PLANT TO DIE.
IN THESE CASES, IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO
PLANT SLIGHTLY DEEPER AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO
USE THE ROLLER FOR COMPACTING THE SOIL
AND BETTER PROTECT THE SEEDS.
WHEN STARING THE MACHINE, THE FIRST ME-
TER OF FURROWS WILL NOT CONTAIN ANY
SEED. ON THE CONTRARY, WHEN STOPPING
THE MACHINE, THE SEEDS THAT WERE ALRE-
ADY FALLING THROUGH THE HOSES WILL SLI-
DE FROM THE MACHINE AND END UP PILED IN
THE LAST METER. CONSIDER THIS IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE A GOOD RESULT.
ALWAYS WORK AT UNIFORM SPEED. SUDDEN
ACCELERATING AND BRAKING WILL CAUSE AN
IRREGULAR SEED DISTRIBUTION.